Meta executive’s testimony in New Mexico raises COPPA, age-check questions
By Madeline Hughes ( April 6, 2026, 22:15 GMT | Comment) -- Despite the US Federal Trade Commission’s recent guidance on deploying age-verification technology to identify users under 13 years old in compliance with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, companies are still hesitant to implement these technologies.Despite the US Federal Trade Commission’s recent guidance on deploying age-verification technology to identify users under 13 years old in compliance with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, companies are still hesitant to implement these technologies....
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